lazy

IPA: ɫˈeɪzi

noun

  • A lazy person.
  • (obsolete) Sloth (animal).

verb

  • (informal) To laze, act in a lazy manner.

adjective

  • Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion.
  • Causing or characterised by idleness; relaxed or leisurely.
  • Showing a lack of effort or care.
  • Sluggish; slow-moving.
  • Lax:
  • Droopy.
  • (optometry) Of an eye, squinting because of a weakness of the eye muscles.
  • (of a cattle brand) Turned so that (the letter) is horizontal instead of vertical.
  • (computing theory) Employing lazy evaluation; not calculating results until they are immediately required.
  • (UK, obsolete or dialect) Wicked; vicious.
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Examples of "lazy" in Sentences

  • Turtles are sluggish and lazy.
  • The fickle media are being lazy.
  • But it is the lazy, discourteous way.
  • The generality of girls are not lazy.
  • The CEO fired the employee for being lazy.
  • The name is translated as sluggish or lazy.
  • The statement above is lazy and dismissive.
  • But that is no excuse for lazy, slipshod work
  • Also, the grammar in the article is pretty lazy.
  • In repose now, he would not be simply lazy; he would be _being lazy_.
  • She turned her head to look at him, staring at the ceiling, his expression lazy and pleased.
  • The term lazy writing doesn't even do what I'm thinking justice because they really showed how much they've hacked this concept to bits.
  • Transneft spokesman Igor Demin, referring to Navalny as a "fascist," says the figure of $4 billion comes from what he calls "lazy" journalism.
  • ROBERTS: A top lawmaker is holding a hearing into what he calls lazy enforcement of aircraft inspections by the Federal Aviation Administration.
  • London Mayor Ken Livingstone, saying he refuses to recognize George W. Bush as the lawful president of the United States "In Louisiana, we have a problem with Southern drawl and what I call lazy mouth."

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